PDO THREAD LIFTS in Houma, Louisiana

At Roberts Aesthetics and Wellness in Houma thread lifts typically take about an hour. Exact time varies depending on how many areas and how many threads are being used. Smooth threads take only about 30 minutes. Thread lifts are a great lunchtime facelift option!

• Aspirin, Vitamin E – avoid for 10 days.
• NSAIDS nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs – avoid for 7 days.
• Alcohol – avoid 3 days prior to procedure.
• Please arrive with a ‘clean face’ – no makeup!

After a thread lift Houma patients will notice the effects immediately after your treatment. However, maximum effect will occur in 4-6 weeks. For smooth threads, effects will start to appear 4 weeks after your treatment. This is when the collagen production starts to show.

Results can lasts anywhere from 6-12 months.

These “threads” are absorbable material known as Polydioxanone. Polydioxanone is used for biomedical applications, particularly in cardiothoracic surgery because it is fully absorbed by hydrolysis within 4 to 6 months & doesn’t create any scar tissue. The foreign body stimulates collagen synthesis & the skin structure created will hold for another 12 to 15 months.

Thread lifts can be performed every 6 months. Smooth threads can be performed every 4 weeks.

Thread lifts start at $2250 for a 10 point lift. Smooth threads start at $300 for 10. Exact type and quantity of threads will be determined during your consultation. Accurate quotes can only be obtained after a proper in-office evaluation.

• Excessive movement or animation of the area injected for 2 weeks.
• Massage or manipulation of the tissue for 2 weeks.
• Aesthetic treatments including radiofrequency (RF), IPL, BBL, laser, or microneedling for 4 weeks.
• Strenuous exercise for 1 week after facial treatments and for 2 weeks after body treatments. No deep squats for one month if you have had any threads injected into the buttocks area.
• Steam rooms, saunas, hot tubs, or any water source that could be unclean or excessive in temperature for 2 weeks.
• Taking Ibuprofen for 2 weeks. Acetaminophen may be taken instead, if needed.

• If any of the threads are exposed or start to extrude.
• If you develop a reddened, hard, painful nodule over one or more of the threads.
• If you experience increased redness, swelling, or pain at the insertion site.
• Irregularity or visible ridges (buckling) of threads (2 weeks post-treatment).If you have any questions regarding your treatment.